What material the heatsink is?
Can I use liquid metal, like Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on it?
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Can I use liquid metal, like Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on it?
Is this a good question?
I have never used that brand. It's certainly pricey, but I see no reason that it would work. Here's how to apply it:
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I not sure what that heat sink is made of. Let's back up here. Why are you replacing the thermal paste in the first place? This heat sink is liquid filled and known to develop leaks. That a good look at where it is crimped and see if you see any residue the or oily looking substance residue. As to the paste, if there is a question, don't do it. The Arctic costs about $5 per tube and works great.
I would stick with the non corrosive thermal pastes.
I have not found any of these designer conductive materials really any better than the standard Arctic Silver product. People often forget the whole cooling system needs to be looked at. If the fan is unable to cool the fins the best paste won't make any difference.
Think of it this way: Having a Maserati race car to drive to work won't leverage what it can offer as the roads are either clogged with traffic or the speed limit of the road limits you.
Good point! @mayer He maybe trying to solve the wrong issue here.
Yes you most certainly can!
No need for speculation or regurgitation of found wisdom, I’ve done it and it’s dropped the CPU and GPU temps by between 10-20c.
Follow the above guide on how to clean old thermal compound, but DO NOT apply the liquid metal in the same way thermal paste is applied - less is required and a different technique is used.
I used Conductonaut in 1g pack which offers the same value as any regular premium thermal paste, given how little is required (a pin-head sized blob). Here’s what I did.
The pre-LM temps on my MacBook weren’t great and continually high temps will shorten the life of discrete GPUs (a known problem on 27” iMacs, these can die due to being slowly cooked and ultimately requiring a GPU chip replacement). They’re now significantly lower with the CPU running at around 15c over ambient at idle, and the GPU at around 10c over ambient.
Some may speculate that a similar result could be had from conventional paste but in direct-die applications the benefits are more pronounced. Additionally, LM shouldn’t cure or dry out, and a single application should be all that’s required for the life of the device.
As for perceived value, such a tiny amount of LM is required for full die coverage that it doesn’t feel expensive given how much is left over to treat other devices.
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